Shredder.



J. WILLIAMS.

SHREDDBR,

APPLICATION FILED JUNEQ, 1909. 1,058,010. )Patented Apr. 1, 1913 2SHEETS-SHEET l.

E-lv W/u "I4 WILLIAMS.

1,058,010. Patented. Apr. 1, 191:3A

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www@ MMM Williams fil JOHN WILLIAMS, 0F COLT, ARKANSAS.

SHREDIIER.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 15,1191 3.

Application filed June 9, i909. Serial No. 501,068.

To all wlmi/L it may conc/,rm

Be it known that I, Jol-IN WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Colt, in the county of St. Francis, State of Arkansas, haveinvented certain new sind useful Improvements in Shredders; and I dohere by declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as Will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to malte and use the same.

The intention relates to a shredder and i more particularly to tho classof shreddingr machines `for sugar cane delivered thereto.

The prima ry object of the. invention is the provision of ashreddcr ofthis character in Which the sugar-cane primarily cut in prel determinedlengths before being fcil into the machine and then separated intoshreds to insure subsequently a more complete e cm tion of thesaccharine juice therefrom.

A further obifect of the invention is i ie provision of :i machine ofthis character iu which the superposed cylinders are sup ported upon astand to which ai'c connected swinging loops embracing the ends of thecylinder whereby the hitter may bc readily` removed from the stand andseparated froni each other so that they can be readily cleaned orrepaired if found necessary.

A still further object of the invention the provision of a shredder ofthis character which is simple in construction, thoroughly reliable andeliicient in operation. and inexpensive in the manufacture.

lVith these and other objects in View the invention consists in theconstruction, coin bination, and arrangement' of parts as will behereinafter more fully described in detail, illustrated in theaccompanying draw" ings, which disclose the preferred forni ofembodiment of the invention to enable those skilled in the art topractice the same. and as brought out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings-*Figure .1 is ay side elevation of the shredderconstructed in :iccordance with the invention. Fig. L is a verticaltransverse sectional vichy. Fig'. 3 is one end elevation of thcshredder. lin. i is a. longitudinal sectional view. Figi. 5 is ,i

designates a base on which is mounted a stand comprising verticalsupporting up rights 9, the same having leg portions united bv concavedcross connecting, pieces l@ in which rests a removable cylinder il uponwhich is superimposed a cylinderv l2, both being of approximately thesaine size, and hinged to these cross pieces 10 are swinging, loops oryoke members 13 which latter serve to securely mount the cylinders inproper Working relation to each other and upon the cross connectingpieces 10 of the lege portions of the stam-p, the loop terminals beingyformed with eyes 13. loosely engaging; the said pieces 10 of the stampwhereby the loop members may be removed or disengaged from the ends ofthe cylinders to permit the operation of the latter so that they cnn bereadily cleaned or re Aaired when desired.

The shredding cy inder 19, at its top is provided with ii mouth portioncoextensive with the length of the cylinder and communicates with a feedtrough 14, in which latter is adapted to be placed sugar-cane to hedelivered into the shredding' cylinder, Centrally joui-nailed iii theends of the cylinder 12 is a rotatable shaft l5` which latter eX tendslongitudinally' through said cylinder and upon this shaft-is lixedlymounted a pliirality of oppositety eritendingf` radially disposed spacedcutting or chopping arms 16, the outer free extremities being curved :isat 17, to more readily grab the material fed from the trongh 11h-of themachine` Projecting inwardly in the cylinder 12. from one side thereofare a plurality of cutter blades or teeth 18, the same being arranged ina single row and spaced from each other in a horizontal plane tointerset the spaces between the cutter arms 16, so as to cooperate.therewith for shredding the sugar cane when' delivered from the feedtrough 14, within the shredding cylinder.

Loosely connected to the shaft l5, exterioi-ly at one end of thecylinder 12. is n i'cciprocating manually'operable knife bar or lover19, which hitter extends upwardly through :i suitablel opening in thetrough l l, into the path of thc sugar-enne deposited onto thc trough sothat said sugar-cane may lic cutinto prodctorinined lengths prior to itsdeposit within thc slircildinei ijnyliiiilcr.

ln the bottoni of the cylinder 12, is formed usdiscliaige openingr 20,establishing communication lictu'ccn said cylinder and tho lowercylinder ll so as to pcrinit tho delivery of the shredded sugar-cenefrom the shredding cylinder to the lower cylinder 11, and this openingie surrounded by e depending flange 21, which latter intersects thelower c linder ec es to forni e tight jointl between t e cyl ndere atthe opening 20, therebetween so as to prevent the eeen-pe of shreddedmaterial when being delivered from one cylinder to the other.

Fixed to the sbatte 15 and 22 exteriorly of the cylinders are beltulleys 36, over which is trained a driven band or belt 37, and this beltor band is held taut upon the pulleys by a belt tightenerv 38,controlled by a s ring 39, fixed to the pivotal arm 40 of the tig tenerand to the cylinder 11. On the shaft 15 adjacent its pulle 36, is a maindrivin pulley 41 over whic travels a. driving be t 42, the latteroperated from any suitable source of motor power to actuate theshredder.

By arranging the blades 18 in a. horizontal position within the cylinderwith the ends thereof in close proximity to the shaft 15 carrying thechopping arms 16, the material to be operated upon is held 'in a properposil tion to be shredded in a practical manner, the inclined comb 5'extending from one side of the cylinder operating to guide the saidmaterial to the said arms 1 6 above the l shaft 15.

The combination with a cylindrical caem ing and a. hopper therefor, of ashaft mounted in the (raging, ineens for rotating the Shaft, a pluralityof radially extending chopping arms carried by the shaft', bladessecured to the casing and projecting horizontally therefrom and betweenwhich the arms are adapted to pass, and sin inclined comb connected tothe wall of the casing adjacent the hotpper and extending to a pointadjacent t e .free ends of the blades, for directing the material intoproper position for the cutting action of the chopping arms.

In testimony Whereol aix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

J QH N WILLI AMS.

Wi tn esses JAMES J. GRAY, EDWARD GRAY.

